Works with
How Lacey works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Years in practice
- 14
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Lacey
Lacey Buxton is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, grief, and depression. She draws on 14 years of clinical experience in Florida to support people facing mood and life changes. She speaks English and works with adults seeking practical ways to feel steadier in daily life.
Her approach centers on listening first and building on a person’s strengths. Sessions focus on clear, doable steps rather than long theory.
Background and approach
Lacey encourages clients to set small goals and track what helps between meetings. She has worked across concerns that often overlap, including trauma and abuse, attachment and abandonment issues, and symptoms related to bipolar conditions. She also supports those dealing with compassion fatigue, career stress, parenting strain, and self-esteem struggles.
Lacey uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques adapted to each person’s needs. Over time she helps people develop tools to manage intense emotions, improve coping during life transitions, and reduce patterns that keep old problems active. To begin, Lacey asks clients to share what matters most and to choose modest first steps.
She aims for straightforward conversation, practical plans, and steady progress rather than quick fixes.
What Lacey works with
Everything Lacey lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Lacey's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Young adult issues
Evidence-informed approaches and flexible online care
Lacey uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on emotion regulation and coping skills. One common approach she uses teaches practical strategies to notice and reduce intense emotions, helping people respond rather than react when anger or anxiety arises. This includes learning short grounding and breathing practices and step-by-step exercises to break automatic patterns.Another approach centers on processing difficult events and their effects on daily life. This work helps people make sense of trauma, grief, or attachment wounds and then build routines and coping tools that restore a sense of safety and predictability. Both approaches emphasize hands-on skills you can try between sessions.
Choosing the right method is a collaborative process. She will work with each person to identify goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what actually helps. The therapist and client review progress and pick the combination of approaches that fits the person’s needs and preferences.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual connection. Phone sessions can be easier when lower bandwidth is needed or for shorter check-ins. Chat and messaging allow quick updates, brief reflections, or in-the-moment coaching between calls. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep consistent momentum.
Questions people ask about Lacey
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, anger, grief, depression, trauma and related concerns such as attachment issues and compassion fatigue.
What is her general therapy style?
She listens first and focuses on practical steps. Sessions emphasize strengths, small goals, and tools you can use between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 14 years of professional experience working with mood, trauma, and life-change issues in clinical settings.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor, listed as LMHC, and practices while located in Florida.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; services are provided to clients within applicable jurisdictions.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are costs handled and what is the sign-up process?
Cost varies by location and availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions.